Catholic High School Plans To Open In Fort Smith

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FORT SMITH (KFSM) – A Catholic high school is coming to Fort Smith, but its location and cost are unknown, due to developing plans.

The proposed name for the institution is Trinity Catholic High School.

School board president Dan Smith said about 1,000 students are enrolled in Catholic schools in Fort Smith.

“Parents have invested in the Catholic education in grades kindergarten through 9th grade, and then it just stops,” Smith said. “They would like to be able to continue that all the way through 12th grade.”

Smith said there are 15 people on the board, and they have been working toward bringing the high school to Fort Smith since March of 2015.

“I think there's always been a need for a Catholic high school in Fort Smith,” Mike Hill, a parent and member of the board, said. “I have a first grader at Immaculate Conception, and my older daughter is a seventh grader at Trinity Junior High.”